Memorial Day closings and local waning ads in Ottawa area
Franklin County shares four thousand five hundred seventy five dollars and eighty seven cents from the County Equalization Fund for April. Wallcovering closeouts offer half price at Walker's Paint and Wallpaper. City Hall and Franklin County Courthouse close for Memorial Day. Ottawa Elks dance May 26 with Don Willis. William Jewell College award winner Vicki Mallory is related to Ottawa residents. Memorial Day plant sales and garden center ads. Lyndon Saddle Club hosts 185th Memorial Day horse show May 28 at Lyndon arena. Various local business ads including Moonlight Madness sale at Cook N Serve China and Irwin's lighting. Ottawa Medical Clinic closes May 24 25 and opens May 26 at 1320 Ash.
Ottawa Residents Assist Abandoned Car On US-50 Reported
Police investigated a situation on US-50 near the Red Rooster diner after drivers helped an abandoned 1963 Ford convertible whose motorist later drove off in a white 1964 Oldsmobile with a rear permit sticker. Mike L. Bowen and John A. McIntosh reported aiding the driver. The unknown motorist removed Michigan plates and left westbound.
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Us-50
Red Rooster
Mike L. Bowen
S. Cedar
John A. McIntosh
Logan
Michigan
City and Recreation Commissions Discuss Recreation Program
Ottawa City and Recreation Commission held a study session Wednesday on maintenance and financing of the recreation program. They explored responsibility for facilities, operation decisions, and the need for more funds. While no decision occurred, both commissions signaled willingness to collaborate and consider suggested solutions.
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Ottawa City Commission
Recreation Commission
Local Women Charged In Ottawa Theft and Prostitution
Marsha E. Loder 20 and Janet L. Roush 27 are charged with theft, with Roush also charged with prostitution, linked to a Wednesday incident at Ivan O. Scott's residence. In Franklin County Court both sought preliminary hearings on theft. Loder set for May 30 and Roush for June 6. Roush pled innocent to prostitution. both jailed in $2,000 bond after $716.85 vanished from Scott's billfold following a visitor.
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Ottawa
Marsha E. Loder
Janet L. Roush
Miss Roush
Ivan O. Scott
Franklin County
Scott
S. Main
Stolen Car Arrest Leads to Federal Auto Larceny Charge
The Highway Patrol arrested Carl K. Carr 34 Perry Oklahoma for grand larceny of an auto after stopping a stolen white 1968 Cadillac El Dorado one mile west of Homewood on US 50. He was held by Franklin County Sheriff and turned over to FBI for arraignment in U S District Court Kansas City Missouri. Carr faces auto larceny charges.
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The
Highway Patrol
Homewood
Carl K. Carr
Perry
Okla
Franklin County
Daily Report admissions and incidents listed in brief
Admissions include Jeffery Brown Daniel Wolken Lisa Drybread Mrs Barney Ledom Lloyd Johnson Jamie Schulz and others. Dismissals list several patients and Wednesday is noted. Birth records report a son for Mr and Mrs Louis Kingcannon. Emergent injuries and deaths follow with multiple obituaries and notices including Arch Ingersoll Frances McGrath and Charles Engstrom. Division and court entries, marriage licenses and livestock market data complete the page.
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Jeffery Brown
S. Locust
Daniel Wolken
E. 4Th
Lisa Drybread
Barney Ledom
S. Sycamore
Lloyd Johnson
Baldwin
Jamie Schulz
Miguel Garcia
N. Mulberry
Ernest Cleaveland
Cypress
Daryl Shutt
S. Main
Francis Johnson
Main
Toby Aguirre
N. Cleveland
Mary Ann Douglas
Wellsville
Flossie Ferguson
E. Wilson
Fred Weidner
Ottawa
Louis Kingcannon
S. Oak
Randy Kirkland
Princeton Rfc
Dennis Oelschlager
Lincoln
Shelly Pratt
N. Birch
Patricia Prather
Kansas City
Kan
Cornelius Boston
Walton
Stove
Vance Vogler
N. Oak
Two Vehicle Collision Reported in Pomona
Sheriff's blotter details a noon collision on Franklin west of A in Pomona between Johnny L. Duvall 24 and Nettie L. Devin 15. Devin said she was west on K-68 at about 10 mph when the Duvall vehicle backed onto the highway. Devin’s damage about 125 dollars, Duvall 75 dollars. Duvall cited for illegal display of a registration plate. No injuries reported.
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Franklin
Pomona
Johnny L. Duvall
Nettie L. Devin
Miss Devin
Duvall
Sullivan Holds Talks With Thieu On Cease Fire Proposals
U S envoy William H. Sullivan met in Saigon with President Nguyen Van Thieu for an hour to discuss measures to bolster the Vietnam cease-fire. He then conferred with Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam and delivered a Paris drafted proposal prepared with Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho, and Nguyen Co Thach. Kissinger flew to Washington to brief Nixon and reported progress, with plans to reconvene in Paris on June 6 to finalize an agreement.
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Saigon
U.S
William H. Sullivan
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Tran van Lam
Sullivan
Thieu
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Tho
Nguyen Co Thach
Kissinger
Probation Denied for Church Burglary Suspect Baker
Terry Ray Baker, convicted May 7 of burglarizing Calvary Baptist Church, had probation denied in Franklin County District Court. He received one to 10 years for the church burglary, with six 1972 burglary counts previously serving concurrent sentences. The 1972 terms and the current sentence run concurrently after probation revocation.
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Terry Ray Baker
Calvary Baptist Church
Franklin County
Baker
Wellsville Schools Host Chess Tournament Winners Named
Wellsville’s first school chess tournament drew 44 players with 16 in the senior division and 28 in the junior division. Brent Allender won the senior title and Bryan Adriance the junior title after delays from flu and track season. Jeff Kelly assisted students as coach.
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Wellsville
Brent Allender
Bryan Adriance
Jeff Kelly
Kelly
Rick Clark
Japan sought as meat buyer. long-term outlook and notes
Washington AP reports Japan remains not the top U.S. customer as demand shifts to red meat and poultry. Stolte and Massie tour Asia finding Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong view the U.S. as a reliable feed grain supplier while beef prices in Tokyo reach steep levels and feeder calves fetch high prices. An accompanying AP item notes May dairy prices rise, and cotton exports remain robust though dipping from 5 million bales to be sourced.
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Darwin Stolte
James Massie
Far East
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
United States
Asia
U.S
Stolte
Massie
Tokyo
Feed and
Washington
Agriculture Department
Berg and Engstrom Obituaries in Ottawa Kansas
Memorial services for George Marion Berg are set for Friday at 11:00 AM at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home with Rev. Garland Bohn officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery. friends may call at the funeral home until the service. Charles Albert Engstrom, 66, longtime Ottawa resident, died this morning. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 PM at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home with Rev. Don Powell officiating, interment in Highland Cemetery. The Ottawa home calls indicate visiting hours Thursday evening until service time.
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Charles A. Engstrom
Charles Albert Engstrom
N. Poplar
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Lamb- Roberts
Highland Cemetery
Don Powell
Engstrom
Dwight
Andrew
Myrtle
Clark) Engstrom
Neva J. Morgan
Lawrence
Franklin County
National Sign Company
Howard
Monna) Machlan
Longmont
Colo
Keith
Karen) Goodwin
Franklin
Wayne Lemley
Dorothy Smith
Topeka
John Engstrom
Archie L. Ingersoll
Overbrook
Archie L
Arch” Ingersoll
Quenemo Rfd
Michigan Valley Methodist Church
Michigan Valley
Valley Brook Cemetery
Here
John Patterson
Ingersoll
Kansas State University
Ottawa Production Credit Association
Michigan Valley School Board
Michigan Valley High School
Osage County Farm Bureau
Ethel Belle Swenn
Quenemo
Inlaw
Jean Ingersoll
Viola Kratz
Pomona
Phillip Ingersoll
Lowell Ingersoll
Hal
Albright-Roberts
Frances McGrath
Richmond
RFD
St. Therese Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Holton
Conrad Hall
Damron-Towner Chapel
Robert Bechtel
Miss McGrath
Matthew and
Margaret
McAsey) McGrath
George McGrath
Emporia
Gerald McGrath
Cedar
Joseph McGrath
Harry McGrath
Colorado Springs
Mary McGrath
Kansas
Charles Albert Einstrom
Ottawa
Lamb-Roberts
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State Treasurer's Office
Walker
CITY
Vicki Mallory
William Jewell College
Liberty
0. A. Woods
Grandview
Miss Mallory
Leon Mallory
Adv
Willis Garden Center
5Th
Cherry
V. A
Irma) Schnoke
Cherry Manor Nursing Home
W. 31St
Mon
Lyndon Saddle Club
Lyndon
Moonlight Madness
China
Irwin’s
Vassar
Sun
Ron Kimes
DR. L. J. Matney
Eagles Lodge
Ottawa Medical Clinic
Ottawans Aid
Edwin F. Amrein
Atchison
Kansas Highway Patrol
Patrol Academy
Salina
Vicky
City, Orc
Man
the Daily Report
Harlan C. Woodring
Edna Woodring
Community Congregational Church
Carbondale
Mountain View
Judy M. McCune
Orville D. McCune
Kathleen H. Gilmore
Donald G. Nichols
State of Kansas
Danny L. Crumm
Probate
Brian Wesley Olson
Penny Kay Schnoke
Corn West
Sam Peckinpah
First Artists
Viets
Leryan
Toruer Tawa
Paul Damron
David Miller
David Bunch
Janice Damron
Dorothy Reams
Junior Shackelford
Reno Tower
Don Geer
Larry Jones
Aetna
Ann
Peed Grains Council
Department
U.S. Cotten
Peoples Republic of China
Funeral Home
Kitty Clover
Cornies
Aii
North Main
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